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Three-Body - (2023 show) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20242042/
https://weibo.com/u/7470196136

A drama about a secret society of nerds? I don't know.

Fuck man, this show is utterly alien. It's Chinese, and this storytelling is just fucking terrible. I guess I'll wait for the American version.



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Triple Threat - (2019 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6643972/
https://www.triplethreatfilm.com/

Mercenaries mercenary, but not effectively, and survivors band together for revenge.

It's a solid violence-filled thriller more in the American style than Indonesian, so it's good but not great.



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Everything Everywhere All at Once - (2022 movie) image

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6710474/

A girl goes insane and forces her mother to go insane to save the multiverse.

A special variety of stupid. Be prepared to not just turn your brain off but have some other part of your brain help you fight the stupid.



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Ten Years - (2015 movie) image

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5269560/

A criminal syndicate works toward panic to implement legal changes.

It was slow, awkward and amateur.. and I watched the first part and stopped watching after just 20 minutes.

  • aka Sap Nin
  • aka 十年



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Robotrix - (1991 movie) image

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102562/

An evil scientist constructs a robot surrogate and transfers his consciousness into it to carry out his plans for global domination by kidnapping a very wealthy sheikh's son.

A watchable moderate-budget movie which somehow still falls into an 80s-cheese style. It's rare to find such a bold movie, even with it being unashamedly graphic to the point of dark comedy. I think that's why I like it.

It's worth watching once.



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Fist of Legend - (1994 movie) image

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110200/

Upon hearing of his master's death, a man returns to Shanghai amidst tensions from its Japanese occupation, and learns there was foul play.

Quite a good movie, with all the basic elements. There's next to none of the B-movie cheese that's pervasive of such films, so it's good enough for everyday people.



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The Mummy - Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0859163/
https://www.uphe.com/movies/the-mummy-tomb-of-the-dragon-emperor

Seeking ancient Egyptian treasure Chinese artifacts, archaeologists unleash a curse that threatens the world. Only this time it's about an ancient warlord's cursed terracotta army.

Decently follows in the footsteps of the previous two movies, though replacing Rachel Weisz with Maria Bello is a terrible distraction. Anyone who likes the other two movies ought to like this one reasonably well. I think this is worth watching once or twice, but certainly hasn't enough soul for collection like the first movie.

  • Properly titled The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
  • Some small scenes are spoken entirely in the Chinese language, probably Mandarin / Standard Chinese.



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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Sword of Destiny (2016) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2652118/

Something about a sword that's a greenish, and some people who fight and think fighting is cool because of honour and all that.

I also think there's a Princess Leia/Luke Skywalker thing happening, but I was too distracted by the terrible mixing of accents.

Like superhero movies, this genre has completely worn out its welcome. I'm no longer interested in the same old shit, and even the attempts at story telling have become bland to me. Its scenery and music have become samey and aren't going to make up for the lack of captivating characters and a solid story. Overused wire-jumps are not exciting. And stop with that screeching sound when swords are un/sheathed.



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Monkey King - Hero Is Back (2015) poster 12

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4644382/

Something about trolls and such, and a little boy who probably becomes a hero.

I didn't get very far into this. It's way too over-the-top childish for my tastes. I would recommend this be watched by a parent with their kid. It seems action-packed yet "safe". Nobody dies, even through major fight scenes.

  • Properly titled Monkey King: Hero Is Back (2015)
  • 西游记之大圣归来 or Xi you ji zhi da sheng gui lai in Chinese
  • You may think that "is back" would mean this is a sequel. It is not.



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